Hybrid - 2-3 Days Per Week in Central London
Recruiter - Software Engineering in Banking, Insurance & FinTech
Contract: Senior/Lead DevOps & Automation Engineer
* Rate: Up to £650 Per Day
* Duration: 12 months Initial + Extensions
* Sector: London Markets Insurer
* Location: Hybrid - 2-3 Days Per Week in Central London
A leading organisation in a regulated industry is seeking an experienced DevOps & Automation Engineer to support the delivery of modern DevOps practices and automation initiatives. The role focuses on improving CI/CD, environment management, and automation capabilities, with an emphasis on ephemeral environments, scalable platforms, and self-service tooling.
You will work closely with delivery, engineering, and operations teams to support projects, modernise tooling, and drive automation across the technology estate.
Key Technologies & Tools
* Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Ansible
* Automation & Low-Code Platforms: Power Automate, UiPath
* Windows and Linux environments
Key Responsibilities
* Contribute to the delivery of a DevOps and automation roadmap, with a focus on ephemeral environments and advanced automation approaches.
* Collaborate with delivery and engineering teams to understand upcoming work and identify DevOps and automation requirements.
* Plan, prioritise, and deliver DevOps-related project tasks, providing regular progress updates.
* Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines, deployment processes, and environment management solutions.
* Develop and maintain documentation, runbooks, and knowledge articles for deployments and troubleshooting.
* Manage configuration, release, and environment processes across multi-tier systems.
* Support application, service, and database deployments across Windows and Linux-based platforms.
* Drive high levels of end-to-end automation using reusable, auditable components, with appropriate human oversight.
* Build self-service automation capabilities to enable teams to operate and manage their own processes.
* Enhance observability and monitoring to provide insight into system health, deployments, and performance.
* Embed security and compliance into pipelines and automation, ensuring traceability and auditability.
* Support continuous improvement by exploring new tools, platforms, and automation techniques.
* Coordinate environment refreshes, planned outages, and release activities with wider delivery teams.
* Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
* Provide support and guidance to other team members on DevOps-related activities.
* Engage with third-party vendors where required.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Contract
Job function
Information Technology, Engineering, and Consulting
Industries
Insurance, Financial Services, and Software Development
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